English juniors competing in European Pairs; success in Mixed Pairs

The European Youth Pairs Championships is taking place this week, with a large English contingent taking part - 33 players have made the trip to Croatia.

The competition started with a Mixed Pairs in which a number of English pairs enjoyed good results.
• Alex Birchall & Shahzaad Natt finished 10th in the A Final.
• Louise Selway & Will Roper won the B Final, with Hanna Tuus & Tommy Brass in third, and Laura Covill & Nick Dean in fourth. India Leeming & Ian Robson made it four English pairs in the top ten.

Five Pairs Championships have started today (Friday) - Under 26 Open, Under 26 Women, Under 21s, Under 16s, and Under 13s - and these finish on Sunday.

• Competition website; Results